Werdenberg or Wahlkreis Werdenberg is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis was established on June 10, 2001. The Wahlkreis has its name by the municipality Grabs-Werdenberg.
Demographics
Werdenberg Wahlkreis has a population of . Of the foreign population,, 661 are from Germany, 908 are from Italy, 3,006 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 567 are from Austria, 390 are from Turkey, and 1,124 are from another country. Of the Swiss national languages, 29,264 speak German, 126 people speak French, 648 people speak Italian, and 102 people speak Romansh. The age distribution,, in the Werdenberg Wahlkreis is; 4,097 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,662 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,077 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5,380 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 5,046 people or 15.3% are between 40 and 49, and 4,070 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2,671 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,887 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 943 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 169 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more. there were 4,134 persons who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 6,848 persons who were part of a couple without children, and 18,319 who were part of a couple with children. There were 1,934 people who lived in single parent home, while there are 249 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 135 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 284 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 1,101 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. Out of the total population in Werdenberg Wahlkreis,, the highest education level completed by 7,405 people was Primary, while 11,881 have completed Secondary, 3,269 have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,533 are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
From the, 11,012 or 33.4% are Roman Catholic, while 14,888 or 45.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 9 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholicfaith, there are 694 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 810 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 6 individuals who are Jewish, and 2,411 who are Islamic. There are 199 individuals who belong to another church, 1,916 belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 1,059 individuals did not answer the question.
